Medha Patkar stopped at Rayagada station on way to anti-mining meet

ACTIVIST Medha Patkar was on Thursday stopped at Rayagada railway station by police and not allowed to proceed to attend a meeting at Singer where she was scheduled to attend a meeting organised by anti-mining protesters.

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She along with farmer leader Lingaraj and tribal rights activist Narendra Mohanty later left for Berhampur with police escorts. The activist was supposed to attend a meeting at Sunger Haat organised by Ma Mati Mali Surakshya Manch of Thuamul Rampur on the day. The manch has been opposed to bauxite mining in the Niyamgiri region.

On Wednesday, the Rayagada collector Parul Patwari had issued an order basing on the report of the superintendent of police (SP) that an anti-mining dharna at Sunger could lead to law and order situation.